GenArts Inc., the global leader in specialized visual effects software for the media and advertising industries, announced the availability of Sapphire Edge v2. This new version innovates and transforms preset look curation, enabling artists to effortlessly expand their visual effect collections to include the most relevant looks for their projects. For the first time, Sapphire Edge editors can discover a look online inside FX Central, add it to their Shortlist, and immediately access it from within their editing workflow.

Key innovations in Sapphire Edge 2 include:

- 13 New Effects – Sapphire Edge 2 features 9 new filters — including Rays, Glare, Glint, Flashbulbs, Shake, Kaleido, SoftFocus, FlickerRemove, and Halftone— and 4 new transitions — including DissolveFlashbulbs, DissolveShake, DissolveAutoPaint, and WipeFlux- Adobe Premiere Pro Compatibility – For the first time, Sapphire Edge is compatible with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects- Web-Integrated Preset Browser – Now, the FX Central Preset Browser automatically downloads new looks collections for you, so you can use new looks without leaving your editing application. You can also Shortlist a look from the FX Central site, and it will instantly appear in your FX Central Preset Browser Shortlist- Enhanced Preset Sorting Capabilities – Filter presets based on your Shortlist, ones you’ve applied, what’s new, characteristics and tags, or by date used. Sort presets based on their name, number or date of application, popularity, author, creation date, or custom lists- Ability to Save Presets - Adjust a current preset or create your own from scratch- Ability to Create Custom Lists – Organize your favorite presets by project, type of work, or however you’d like- Auto-Tracking in LensFlare – LensFlare now automatically detects bright spots to automate movement without keyframing- Animated Previews of Auto-Animated Effects – Preview animations of presets that do not require keyframing for movement from within the FX Central Preset Browser

Sapphire for Avid visual effects software increases your productivity, quality output, and helps you add organic transitions complete with customized parameters that can improve quality and fix unexpected problems. We designed Sapphire for Avid plug-ins to render work quickly without compromising quality and to work seamlessly across artists, platforms, or studios, saving valuable time and money. TV shows, films, trailers, music videos, and promos can all be made more engaging and impactful with Sapphire visual effect plug-ins.

Established in 1996, GenArts, Inc. provides groundbreaking visual effects to motion graphic artists, compositors, and editors in post-production houses and broadcast networks globally. Sapphire seamlessly integrates as software plug-ins into leading editing and compositing systems from Adobe, Apple, Avid, Autodesk, Assimilate, Eyeon, FilmLight, The Foundry, Quantel and SGO; and is used by customers like Framestore, The Mill, ABC, BBC, and ESPN.